Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 699 | 1023 | 660 | 468 | 387 | 341 | 484 | 460 | 397 | 341 | 327 | 270 | 264 | 243 | 234 | 723 | 613 | 596 | 478 | 378 | 367 | 339 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.60m | 1:24PM1.73m | 1:41AM1.65m | 2:04PM1.77m | 2:21AM1.70m | 2:43PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.38m | 7:42AM0.32m | 8:10PM0.33m | 8:24AM0.27m | 8:51PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 520 | 487 | 381 | 468 | 387 | 135 | 484 | 460 | 397 | 341 | 327 | 270 | 264 | 220 | 185 | 723 | 613 | 596 | 478 | 378 | 367 | 339 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 237 | 188 | 188 | 118 | 130 | 118 | 119 | 174 | 243 | 234 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 128 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | NNE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 73 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 699 | 1023 | 660 | 412 | 355 | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 241 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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